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Discover resources, opportunities, and discussions in the field of Peace
and Conflict Studies.

“Those who are prepared to make systemic inquiry into organized and unorganized violence and develop the ability to recognize and create social constellations which most readily promote peace and cooperation will indeed be better prepared to contribute to society and to live useful lives.” -- Baker Institute Planning documents, (cited in Daniels, 1999)

Peace Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws from studies in political science, sociology, history, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, among others. Featured image is “Strategic Peacebuilding Pathways” and is available for free download at the Kroc Institute for International Peace

The Baker Institute hosts the Peace & Conflict Studies Program at Juniata college, providing oversight and course input, and serving as a hub for student activism and mentorship in the field of Peace & Conflict.

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“I was intimidated at the first meeting. I didn’t say a thing. I was scared, because it was all my professors.” Stephanie Farfan had never been involved with an academic committee before—let alone one in which her voice was instrumental

The old Peruvian Quechua people do not think of the past as something that we leave behind, but instead they see it as always being in front of us. To be able to construct the future we have to constantly

On Nov. 5, 2014, the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, sponsored a lecture by the Israeli academic, Professor Guy Grossman, titled “Reflections on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Where Does the Israeli Public Really